Your Employment Agreement – Why The Date You Receive it is Important Consideration in Employment Contracts The legal principle of consideration applies to employment contracts. Each party must give something in order for the contract to be valid. Typically, the...
Termination Pay Cannot Be Reduced Because Employer Is Having A Difficult Time Issue Does an employer’s financial position impact the amount of termination pay an employee is entitled to receive? Facts The St Thomas of Villanova Catholic School (STVCS) employed three...
Should You Sign that Employment Contract? Should You Sign that Contract? You have been working for many years for your employer. You are then asked to sign a new contract. Should you sign it? And, if you do, is it valid? What is Consideration? For a contract to be...
An employee is an employee is an employee. Or is she? Did you know that an individual is an “employee” or “worker” under some employment legislation, but not others? As an employer, it is important for you to know whether an individual is an employee; otherwise, your...
Requiring a Person with a Service Animal to Wait at a Mall Entrance for Four Minutes Costs Mall Owner $ 1000 Requiring a Person with a Service Animal to Wait at a Mall Entrance for Four Minutes Costs Mall Owner $ 1000 A Vice-Chair of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal...
Ontario Government Employment Law Enforcement Blitzes Did you know that the Ontario government targets certain industries and types of employment for enforcement blitzes? Occupational Health & Safety Blitz For example, in July and August, 2015, Ministry of Labour...
Some of Ontario’s Mandatory Training Requirements In recent years, the Ontario government has imposed several new mandatory training requirements on employers carrying on business in Ontario. As an employment lawyer who advises employers of all sizes I see that...
Three Laws that Ontario Small Businesses Need to Know It is extremely difficult for small businesses to keep up to date on Ontario’s employment laws. This blog summarizes three laws that apply to Ontario workplaces. Employment Standards Act This law sets out minimum...